Frustrated with food prices, woman makes 1,000km grocery trip for Christmas dinner – CBC
Leona Kraus of Fort Simpson, N.W.T., plans to drive to B.C. and pack up her car with food
Dec 08, 2016
A Fort Simpson, N.W.T., woman is set to drive nearly 500 kilometres south and back to get her groceries for Christmas dinner.
Now that the ice crossing to the community is open, Leona Kraus plans to drive out of Fort Simpson and head down to Fort Nelson, B.C., because she refuses to pay the price for fresh food at her local Northern store.
“We’re taking off to go south to do our grocery shopping. I refuse to shop here,” Kraus told CBC News.
“It’s cheaper for me to shop in Nelson than in Fort Simpson. There you can actually get your money’s worth.”
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-simpson-500km-grocery-shopping-trip-1.3884651
